Yawara! (1989)
Yawara Inokuma is a girl who aspires to an ordinary life but due to her innate talent is forced to practice judo by her authoritarian grandfather, Jigorou Inokuma, with the aim of achieving the championship in Japan and the gold medal in the Barcelona 1992 Olympic Games. Because of the pressure from her grandfather she has a generally bad attitude about judo, avoiding it as much as she can. However, over time she comes to understand why her grandfather loves judo and appreciates it more.
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Yui Asaka
as Yawara inokuma
Keiju Kobayashi
as Jigoro inokuma
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Keiju Kobayashi (23 November 1923–16 September 2010) was a Japanese actor. Born in Gunma Prefecture, he began acting at the Nikkatsu studio after dropping out o...
Bunta Sugawara
as Kumajiro inokuma
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Hiroshi Abe
as Kosaku matsuda
Hiroshi Abe (born June 22, 1964) is a Japanese model and actor. He began his career as a model, but he successfully made the transition to acting, becoming one of the most regularly visible presences...
Koji Ishizaka
Koji Nakamoto
Director
Kazuo Yoshida